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a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)<the motif of mute figures standing in lonely isolation is a recurrent one in the artistʼs works>— see matter 1
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a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)<the fabric for the upholstery features a scallop shell motif>— see pattern 1
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